“We are delighted that the Archives have captured and preserved an astonishing range of both websites and broadcast TV feeds from around the world ... your material will provide the basis of an excellent interactive display at the [Smithsonian Institution's] National Museum of American History.

“...[W]e believe your organization is performing a critical national service. Much of the most valuable historical information of our time is being communicated over the Internet and broadcast channels. By developing a systematic and cost effective way to preserve this information in a central repository, you are building an invaluable collection that will serve scholars and the general public for years to come.“

The Television Archive encourages its users to investigate the sites shown on this page, which represent a variety of scholarly, journalistic and advocacy-oriented perspectives on television news. There are also links to independent media organizations and other television archives. This is a curated rather than a complete list.

"World's most extensive and complete archive of television news." Holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming (1968-present). Indexes and abstracts are searchable on the web. Individuals throughout the world may make video tape loan requests for reference, study, classroom instruction, and research.

"Collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage.... a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth." Home site links to 62 local media centers and many other projects.

"Informal association of activists and politically conscious artists using video to support social, economic and environmental justice campaigns." Excellent links to many groups and resources in the fields of video activism, independent media, news research, and video archives.

"Bringing political balance and responsibility to the media" by exposing and countering "liberal media bias in the mainstream press." Contains critiques and studies of television news coverage and offers an extensive collection of "media bias videos".

"The first media and democracy supersite on the World Wide Web," whose mission is to "provide information and diverse perspectives and inspire debate, collaboration, action and citizen engagement." Their World in Crisis, Media in Conflict page offers commentary, analysis, and guides and resources for journalists.

"On-line resource and study guide, designed to spark discussions and reflections about the media's role in covering the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath." Written and built by students, staff, faculty, and friends of MIT's Program in Comparative Media Studies. With analysis of worldwide news coverage, articles on the construction of meaning through television, resources for educators, and much more.